पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · September 20, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra234.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha178.77°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra189.32°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani97.83°KarkaPuṣya P2

Melbourne, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:13
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:12 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875760.27
Julian Day2464225.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.85°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.3380°), declination 1.12°, EoT 7.35 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2034-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)